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Judith Guest's "Ordinary People": Summary
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Ordinary People by Judith Guest is the story of a dysfunctional family
who relate to one another through a series of extensive defense mechanisms, i.e.
an unconscious process whereby reality is distorted to reduce or prevent
anxiety. The book opens with seventeen year old Conrad, son of upper mi ....
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....rol. Their initial
sessions together frustrate the psychiatrist because of Conrad's inability to
express his feelings. Berger cajoles him into expressing his emotions by
saying, "That's what happens when you bury this junk, kiddo. It keeps
resurfacing. Won't leave you alone." Conrad's slow but steady journey
towards healing seems partially the result of cathartic revelations which
purge guilt feelings regarding his brother's death and his family's denial of
that death, plus the "love of a g.... |
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